Best Mountain Biking Trails
Walnut Creek Park
Walnut Creek Metro Park boasts plenty of ample amenities (swimming pool, softball and soccer fields, picnic facilities, playground, volleyball, basketball, and restrooms), but the trail system is what sets it apart. Actually two trails, both with side trails that when added together cover nearly 15 miles over much of the park's 294 acres, the system keeps even the crankiest bike crank pumping. The trails closer to the parking lot are a fine warm-up before hitting the much more technical routes on the south side of the creek. And somehow, even having to share single-track lanes with the occasional hiker or dog-walker doesn't distract from the bountiful beauty the trails afford.
Walnut Creek Park
12138 N. Lamar, 512/974-6700
www.cityofaustin.org/parks
